Alyosha is the free 4-star of Version 7.0. Progressing Archon Quest Chapter VII, Act I in Snezhnaya grants him at no wish cost — the invitation stays available through the 7.x cycle. Starting with Version 7.1 he is also in the Wanderlust Invocation standard pool, so missed copies can be picked up later.
Since his healing and personal damage both scale off ATK, and his second ascension passive converts Energy Recharge into Skill and Burst damage, a free C0 copy is already usable. Constellations mostly improve comfort.
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
| Elemental Skill | Deals Electro DMG, generates particles, and applies Hunter’s Mark to enemies. |
| Elemental Burst | Summons Tugarin, his hound: taunts enemies, attacks every ~2 seconds, heals the active character on each hit, and applies off-field Electro. Activating a Hunter’s Mark triggers Hunter’s Precision — a team-wide ATK buff that also raises Stellar-Conduct damage inside a Polestar Field. |
| Ascension 2 passive | Converts Energy Recharge into Skill and Burst DMG (0.35% per 1% ER, capped at 70%). |
| Rotation | Skill → Burst → swap to your main DPS. That is the entire kit. |
The one thing to understand: Alyosha cannot create Stellar-Conduct by himself. He needs a Cryo enabler — Odette, Sandrone, or the Cryo Traveler — on the team. Without one, he is just a healer with an ATK buff.
| Weapon | Type | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Frostbreath | 4★ Battle Pass polearm | ER substat, ATK buff, and energy to allies on Cryo/Hydro reactions — built for Stellar teams. |
| Favonius Lance | 4★ | Safest general pick: ER plus particles for the whole team. Requires some CRIT Rate on the circlet. |
| The Catch | 4★ fishing | Completely free, ER substat, +32% Burst DMG and +12% Burst CRIT Rate at R5. |
| Engulfing Lightning / Skyward Spine | 5★ | Only if already owned. Do not pull for a 4-star support. |
Energy Recharge is the priority above everything else. An ATK% polearm with no ER will feel worse than a lower-rarity ER stick.
Default: 4pc Noblesse Oblige. Burst DMG plus a team-wide ATK buff after the Burst — exactly what a support wants, and it stacks cleanly with Odette holding Heart of the Furnace.
Only swap to 4pc Heart of the Furnace if nobody else on the team runs it. Two copies of the same team buff do not stack.
| Slot | Main stat |
|---|---|
| Sands | Energy Recharge (ATK% only if you are already above ~200% ER) |
| Goblet | Electro DMG or ATK% |
| Circlet | CRIT Rate (needed for the Favonius passive) or CRIT DMG |
Substats: Energy Recharge > ATK% > CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG.
Target: 180–200%+ ER. If the Burst is not ready when your main DPS comes back around, everything else about the build stops mattering. Do not trade ER for a few points of ATK.
Skill and Burst roughly together, Normal Attack last. The Skill applies the mark and generates particles; the Burst carries the healing, the taunt, the buffs, and Tugarin’s uptime. Normal Attacks can stay at level 1.
C2 is the constellation that fixes the kit: Burst duration goes from 14s to 20s against an 18s cooldown, which closes the Electro-application gap in a tight rotation, and the Burst starts applying Hunter’s Mark on its own. C6 doubles the mark stacks and adds +100 Elemental Mastery to the active character. C4 makes Tugarin also heal the lowest-HP party member.
For most players C0 is fine and C2 is the goal. C6 is a long-term luxury on a free 4-star.
Avoid pairing him with HP-loss carries if you can help it: his healing can work against mechanics like Wriothesley’s.
Build him if: you want a zero-cost healer who also buffs ATK, you are assembling a Stellar-Conduct team, or your roster lacks a dedicated support for Snezhnaya content.
Skip him if: you already have premium healers with better raw output and no plans to play Stellar reactions. At C0 his buffs are modest compared with 5-star supports — his value is that he costs nothing.
Yes. He is granted by progressing Archon Quest Chapter VII Act I in Version 7.0, with no wishes required. From 7.1 onward he is also available in the Wanderlust Invocation standard banner.
Frostbreath (Battle Pass) is the best fit for Stellar-Conduct teams thanks to its ER substat, ATK buff and ally energy. Favonius Lance is the safest general pick. The Catch is the best completely free option.
180-200%+ as a starting point. His entire contribution is the Burst uptime - Tugarin's healing, taunt, and buffs. If the Burst is not ready on rotation, nothing else in the build matters.
No. He only applies Electro and buffs the reaction. You need a Cryo enabler such as Odette, Sandrone, or the Cryo Traveler on the team for Stellar-Conduct to exist at all.
Yes, it is the constellation that fixes the rotation. Burst duration goes from 14s to 20s against an 18s cooldown, and the Burst starts applying Hunter's Mark automatically. C0 is usable, C2 is comfortable.
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